RE: [T3] electric fuel pump cut off, possible solution

["Jaranson, John (J.W.)" <jjaranso@ford.com>]

Ned Glenn wrote...

>>Does anybody know of the part he 
>>refers to and how to find it on a junk yard ford
>>(is there any other kind 8-)


First of all, I have to take a bit of offense to that last line....being
that I work at Ford and help to design/engineer some of those junk yard
Fords.....8^)

But, he is referring to the switch that we have all talked about on the list
before, most recently Toby E. mentioned it in passing and how I have not
gotten him one yet 8^)  The switch is a small black plastic box about
1.5"x1.5"x3".  It is usually located behind the carpet in the trunk on one
side or the other.  Some of them have a small tether sticking through the
carpet that can be used to reset that switch if it is tripped.  Others have
the button as he mentioned.

They are very effective!  I have witnessed them in use twice.  The first
time was a hit and run in my neighborhood.  A couple of drunks side swiped a
parked car and only got about 1 block before the car quit.  They tried
restarting it for 15 minutes, unitl the police that I called showed up.  The
most recent time was this past New Year's Eve.  We witnessed an accident on
the way home from festivities.  The offending driver tried to leave the
scene with leaking radiator and dragging sheet metal.  Again only made it
about a block before the engine quit.  They left on foot.  Hope they caught
them.

The one switch that I had on my desk (still have not found it since the two
moves) need a pretty healthy wack to trip it, but it could be done as a
security feature.

Later,
John Jaranson
'71 FI Auto Fasty
http://hometown.aol.com/jaransonT3

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